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Cincinnati wallops Oakland (Mich.)

CINCINNATI -- Reserve Field Williams hit three 3-pointers to spark a 20-point run that swept No. 17 Cincinnati to a 97-58 victory over Oakland (Mich.) University on Monday night.

Cincinnati (4-1), playing for the first time in 12 days, followed a proven script against the Grizzlies (3-6), who hold a place in the Bearcats' record books.

Two years ago, Oakland packed in its defense and let Cincinnati hit 24 of 48 3-point shots -- both school records -- in a 106-78 win.

The 3-pointer was less pronounced but no less decisive Monday night as Cincinnati got by without shooting guard Steve Logan, who was sick. Logan had a career-high 28 points against Oakland in 1998.

Leonard Stokes led five players in double figures with 23 points, though he missed his four 3-point tries. Kenny Satterfield had 16 points and Williams added 13. Cincinnati went 8-of-20 on 3-point attempts.

Brad Buddenborg led Oakland with 21 points.

Oakland stayed with the Bearcats for most of the first half, hitting 50 percent of its shots and turning the ball over only five times as they played to a 22-all tie with 7:45 left.

Following a timeout, Cincinnati turned up the pressure and started taking 3s and pulling away. Williams hit consecutive 3s to start a 20-point run and made another to finish it 3:09 later.

Oakland crumbled during the last 7:45 of the half, going 2-for-10 from the field with 10 turnovers as Cincinnati outscored the Grizzlies 33-4. The spurt included a technical foul on the Oakland bench.

Until the 7:45 mark, Cincinnati had missed four of its five 3-point shots and seemed more intent on getting the ball inside than shooting away from the perimeter.

Once Williams started shooting, Cincinnati started rolling. The Bearcats were 12-of-18 from the field the rest of the half, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, as they pulled away.